Home

Haney-Prograis: Nearly 9K tickets sold for first SF title fight in over a decade

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It's been over a decade since there was a world title fight in San Francisco. It is considered a risk for a boxing promoter to bring a big fight to a city that is not typically known for hosting major events -- in contrast to Las Vegas, Los Angeles or New York. However, it seems that the decision to bring the WBC super lightweight world championship to The City will pay off. Nearly 9,000 tickets have been sold for Devin Haney's title fight against Regis Prograis at Chase Center on Dec. 9, event promoter Eddie Hearn told reporters in San Francisco earlier this week. Hearn added those numbers are from the first week since tickets went on sale. Two Oakland natives team up to win a world title Promoters, especially one like Hearn whose company Matchroom is based out of England, weren't sure what kind of appetite fans in San Francisco would have for boxing. With seven weeks until the fight, Hearn said he "would be surprised" if the event didn't sell 14,000 ticke...

San Leandro High School robotics team takes top prize at UC Berkeley competition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KRON) -- Students in the robotics club at San Leandro High School received a big honor by taking home the top spot in a tense competition at UC Berkeley.The team faced several challenges. The biggest was the sudden death of their mentor Mr. Nava.It was that same setback that helped push them forward and bring home the win for him. This is a robot that won first place at UC Berkeley's Pioneers in Engineering competition last week. Drake wants to give you a free Dave’s Hot Chicken sandwich: Here’s how It was built from scratch by San Leandro High School’s Makers Club with the help and guidance of Nava who encouraged more girls to join the team and learn new skills in STEM.Josclyn Avalos checked it out and decided to join not knowing she would be part of the group to bring home a win for the first time in years.“I got to be a little more out of my comfort zone, and start talking to people, learn to work as a team and overcome challenges together instead of just b...

Jack Hughes has 2 goals and 2 assists as Devils top Islanders 5-4 in OT

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Hughes got his second goal of the game at 2:19 of overtime and added two assists to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.Dougie Hamilton, Tyler Toffoli and Luke Hughes also scored and New Jersey snapped a two-game skid. Jesper Bratt had three assists, Timo Meier had two and Akira Schmid stopped 27 shots for his first win of the season.“I thought that really looked like our club,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said after earning his 100th win with New Jersey. “We created a lot of turnovers, inside shots, and a lot of good opportunities. Our play around the puck was a lot stronger than it has been the first few games.”Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each scored twice, and Kyle Palmieri had three assists as the Islanders snapped a season-opening two-game win streak. Ilya Sorokin finished with 33 saves.In the extra period, Hughes circled with the puck in the offensive zone, cut to the middle and fired a shot around Islanders defensem...

Scottie Barnes scores 23 points, sprains foot in Raptors’ win over Wizards in preseason finale

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes had 23 points and six rebounds before leaving with a sprained right foot and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 134-98 on Friday night to finish 4-0 in the preseason.Pascal Siakam added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors and O.G. Anunoby had 15 points.Deni Avdija had 18 points and seven rebounds for Washington. Tyus Jones and Danilo Gallinari added 11 points apiece.BUCKS 124, GRIZZLIES 116Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and seven rebounds and Khris Middleton saw his first preseason action in host Milwaukee’s victory over Memphis.Returning from offseason knee surgery, Middleton had six points and five assists in 12 minutes. Damain Lillard scored 19 points, shooting 6 of 14.Desmond Bane scored 24 points for Memphis.76ERS 120, HAWKS 106Joel Embiid scored 21 points — making 14 of 15 free throws — to lead Philadelphia past visiting Atlanta.Embiid was 3 of 12 from the floor. De’Anthony Melton led Philadelphia with 29 points, s...

India rejects Canada’s accusation that it violated international norms in their diplomatic spat

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government on Friday rejected any notion that it violated international law in asking Canada to recall diplomats so that both governments have roughly the same number stationed in each country. Canada said Thursday it was recalling 41 of its 62 diplomats in India after what it said was New Delhi’s warning that it would strip their diplomatic immunity — something Canadian officials characterized as a violation of the Geneva Convention. The back-and-forth comes amid a spat between the two countries over Canada’s allegation that India was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada.India had not publicly stated it would withdraw diplomatic immunity from the Canadian diplomats, nor did it give a deadline for their departure. But it said it wanted Canada to reduce its number of diplomats in India to match the amount that India has in Canada.“We reject any attempt to portray the implementation of parity as a violation of international norms,” I...

San Diego FC unveils its name, logo and colors ahead of its 2025 MLS debut

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The expansion San Diego Football Club, or San Diego FC for short, unveiled its name, crest and colors Friday night outside the stadium where it will make its MLS debut in 2025.The team already had said it would be known as either San Diego Football Club or Football Club San Diego. It chose San Diego FC to put the focus on the city’s name first. The colors will be chrome and azul, or blue, as a nod to the Pacific Ocean. The crest will include hints of red, yellow and orange.The crest features 18 lines that form what looks like a futuristic soccer ball. The 18 lines represent the 18 cities in San Diego County.“We believe our crest truly reflects the essence and spirit of San Diego,” club CEO Tom Penn said. “Our club strives to become the epicenter of football excellence and innovation in North America.”San Diego FC will play at Snapdragon Stadium, home to San Diego State’s football team, in Mission Valley.Source

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on President Biden: ‘This one wants us just to die’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "2cbf13a8-c7c3-4597-9272-cc46212c2443"}).render("d2aee10316b94b4485bbcb0be42e2636"); });More than a thousand people gathered on the National Mall in support of Palestinians in Gaza, demanding that the U.S. government stop supporting the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.It was a multifaith, multi-race rally, though a significant majority of those who showed up identified as Muslim. The first 30 minutes of the two-and-a-half hour rally was spent in peaceful prayer, with many bringing their prayer rugs to the rally.For the remaining two hours, most stood and listened to speeches, including one from Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat of Palestinian descent.“The previous president wanted to ban us and probably put us in concentration ...

Jack Hughes scores second goal of game in OT as Devils beat Islanders 5-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Hughes got his second goal of the game at 2:19 of overtime and added two assists to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.Dougie Hamilton, Tyler Toffoli and Luke Hughes also scored and New Jersey snapped a two-game skid. Jesper Bratt had three assists, Timo Meier had two and Akira Schmid stopped 27 shots for his first win of the season.Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each scored twice, and Kyle Palmieri had three assists as the Islanders snapped a season-opening two-game win streak. Ilya Sorokin finished with 33 saves.In the extra period, Hughes circled with the puck in the offensive zone, cut to the middle and fired a shot around Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock and past Sorokin on the glove side.BLUE JACKETS 3, FLAMES 1COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist, backup goalie Spencer Martin stopped 36 shots to get his first win in nearly a year, and Columbus beat Calgary.Sean Kuraly and Zach Werenski al...

Danforth has goal and an assist, Martin stops 36 shots as Blue Jackets beat Flames 3-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist, backup goalie Spencer Martin stopped 36 shots to get his first win in nearly a year, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night.Sean Kuraly and Zach Werenski also scored for the Blue Jackets, who rebounded from a 4-0 loss to Detroit on Monday.“There was a lot of good stuff from us,” Kuraly said.Elias Lindholm scored, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots for Calgary.After a scoreless first period, Kuraly picked up a leading pass from Danforth in the neutral zone and unloaded from the right circle. The puck went in under Markstrom’s arm to get Columbus on the board at 6:29 of the second with Kuraly’s first goal of the season and 50th of his career.In the third period, Jack Roslovic brought the puck out from behind the Flames’ net and passed across the crease to Danforth who finished it to give the Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead at 8:45. Danforth recorded his first mult...

Prayer vigil to honor missing Coloradans in Saguache

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The cousin of a missing Colorado woman is organizing a prayer vigil for her family and three other families dealing with disappearances.Augustina Quintana-Edwards said she is the cousin of Edna Quintana, who has been missing from Saguache since May 3."Basically, she has not been seen, since," she said of the 56-year-old. After 189 bodies found in funeral home, evidence suggests families got fake ashes Now, Quintana-Edwards is organizing a prayer vigil for her family and the families of three others: the family of Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were recently discovered in Saguache County; James Montoya, who disappeared from a Lakewood bar and was found deceased in Saguache County; and a Mosca woman who has been missing for more than four years.The prayer vigil is set for Nov. 4 at St. Agnes Catholic Church. The vigil begins at 5 p.m.Quintana-Edwards said the vigil is non-denominational. All are welcome."Certainly, we are relying on our faith to get us through this t...